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The thylacine (/ˈθaɪlÉ™siËn/ thy-lÉ™-seen,[3] or /ˈθaɪlÉ™saɪn/ thy-lÉ™-syn,[4] also /ˈθaɪlÉ™sɨn/;[5] binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for dog-headed pouched one) was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf.[6] Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea,